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The identity construction and presentation within
social networking sites (SNS)
Enter5April 16th 2011
Veronika Trachtová
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Networkaholics? Yes!
● Ubiqutous
● Influental
● Depends on densityof connections
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Within the social networking sites...
who are we?a
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...or...
how we present ourselves?
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Identity construction
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Identity within SNS● Not anonymous, anchored to our real identity
● Presentation of hoped-for possible self (Zhao)
● Shinny happy communication mode :-)
● Totalitarian need for positive image of self (Leary)
Like
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Hoped-for possible self
● Thoughtful
● Well-rounded
● Popular among friends
Stretching the trutha bit...
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We present our gorgeous selves...
● Indirectly
● Visualy
● By fragments of narratives
● By our network
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Indirect selfpresentation
Bio
About
Interests
Siblings
Marital status
About me Field on Facebook, N=142
first personthird personnonpersonalnot filled
No forms, please!
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Visual selfpresentation
Rather show than tell
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Narrative fragments of selfpresentation
● We are the story tellers of our lives
● We try our best to catch our audience
● The audience is capable of interpretation and gap leaping
● We aim our message on those who understand
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By Culpeo Fox 2010
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Our network present ourselves
● Connections are manifest
● Size of our networks matters
● Structure of our network matters
● People in our network matter
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Who is the target audience?
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How big is our network?
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Sources
● Leary, Mark. Interpersonal Processes [online]. Fletcher, Garth; Clark, Margareth (Eds.). The Self We Know and the Self We Show: Self-esteem, Self-presentation, and the Maintenance of Interpersonal Relationships, p. 457-477. Blackwell Handbook of Social Psychology.
● Zhao, Shanyang; Grasmuck, Sherri; Martin, Jason. Identity construction on Facebook: Digital empowerment in anchored relationships. Computers in Human Behaviour. 2008, 24, 5, p. 1816-1836. ISSN 0747-5632.